Have six Indian soldiers reportedly died in Ladakh's Leh bus mishap? Here's the fact-check
A pak-based handle took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter)and claimed that six Indian soldiers, including an officer, have reportedly died, and several others were injured after their bus plunged into a gorge in Leh, Ladakh.
An account operating under the name ‘Psywar Bureau’ posted some images on X and wrote: “Six Indỉạn soldiers, including an officer, have reportedly dỉẹd, and several others were ỉnjurẹd after their bus plunged into a gorge in Leh, Ladakh. The ỉncỉdent occurred following an ạttạck by a Kạshmỉrỉ frẹẹdom fỉghtẹr who fỉrẹd on the vẹhỉclẹ in Jammu and Kashmir”
Notably. the account had shared pleothra of misinformation against India in the past.
Fact-Check
To investigate the above-shared news, the DFRAC team search some keywords on google in this regard and found that no such news has been published in support of above claim. Contrary to this, news claiming that seven passengers died and more than 21 others injured in Ladakh’s Leh is making headlines in the mainstream media.
Multiple media outlets such as Hindustan Times, Greater Kashmir and Rising Kashmir reported this news
As per latest reports, at least seven passengers were killed and 21 others injured when a school bus veered off the road and fell into a 200-feet-deep gorge at Durbuk, nearly 100 kilometres from Leh, in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Conclusion
It is evident from DFRAC’s Fact-check that the news claiming that six Indian soldiers died has been misleadingly shared on X. In reality, nearly 7 passengers died & more than 20 injured when a bus fell into deep gorge in Ladakh’s Leh district om Thursday
Analysis: Misleading
